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Best 845 tube out there?

I am running a pair of Cary CAD-211AE monoblocks with the standard no-name Chinese tubes shipped by Cary. Whilst I am happy with the sound, I think I should buy a pair of 845's to keep as backup in case something happens to these tubes.

Because I will need to buy FOUR of them, this rules out any tube that sells for stupid money (e.g. vintage RCA 845 tubes).

The only current production 845's I am aware of are:

- Shuguang 845 "standard"
- Shuguang 845B
- Shuguang 845C
- Shuguang PSVANE 845
- KR Audio 845

I have found reviews of the Shuguang 845B and 845C, but there is virtually no information out there on the new Shuguang "psvane" 845. Has anybody heard this valve, and is it a noticable improvement over the 845B and C? Also, what do people think of the KR?
amfibius
goldeneraguy
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Tcscata Glad your enjoying your WE845's.On what I have read I may be buying a pair.
Wondering if you or any other posters heard the Elrog or Sophia 845 MK3.If so your thoughts please
jwm
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Goldeneraguy I heard the Elrog in the Absolare amps at CES 2013 and they sounded fantastic. I heard they are not the most reliable tube and of course very expensive. I have not compared them directly to the WE845, but I bet it would give them a good fight.
goldeneraguy
442 posts
 
Jwm, Thank you for your post.
Yes the Elrog's are costly and I did read of reliability issuse's with the 211 but this may just be an isolated case.
I still have some time left on my Shuguang B's.Ideally, I will get to hear these tubes before purchasing
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tcscata
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Goldeneraguy I will be posting a review of the WE845 within the next few days.
goldeneraguy
442 posts
 
Tcscata, I'll be looking for it.
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